Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital

This code identifies a single, live infant delivered outside of a hospital setting. This includes births occurring at home, in a birthing center, or in transit to a medical facility.

Apply this code when documenting the birth of a single, live infant that did not take place within a hospital's labor and delivery unit. This is typically used for the infant's record, not the mother's.

• Always sequence this code as a principal diagnosis for the newborn's initial encounter.
• Ensure documentation clearly states the birth occurred outside a hospital and that the infant was liveborn.
• Do not use for multiple births; specific codes exist for twins, triplets, etc. born outside a hospital.